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Rep. Ted Deutch, D-FL, who represents the district where Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is located, said that Sen. Marco Rubio's bill focusing on daylight saving time is not what Congress should be focusing on right now.
The Cook Political Report, a renowned nonpartisan election forecaster, shifted its projections of nine House races in favor of Democrats Friday, days after political novice Conor Lamb bested his Republican challenger in the special election to represent a Pennsylvania district President Trump carried by 20 points against Hillary Clinton. Among the notable ratings changes were three races affected by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's recent move to redraw the state's congressional districts, ostensibly as a counterweight to the effects of partisan gerrymandering.
Workers wait next to a crushed car and yellow tarp under a section of a collapsed pedestrian bridge, Friday, March 16, 2018 near Florida International University in the Miami area. The new pedestrian bridge that was under construction collapsed onto a busy Miami highway Thursday afternoon, crushing vehicles beneath massive slabs of concrete and steel, killing and injuring several people, authorities said.
Jeff Flake has a direct message for the Republicans of New Hampshire: Someone needs to stop Donald Trump. And Flake, a Republican senator from Arizona, may stand up against the Republican president in 2020 -- either as a Republican or an independent -- if no one else does.
Tony Seskus is senior producer with CBC's Western Business unit in Calgary. He has written for newspapers and wire services for more than 25 years on three continents.
Democrat Conor Lamb narrowly defeated Republican Rick Saccone - by 627 votes out of 228,378 counted - in a district held by Republican Tim Murphy since 2003. More to the point, the district was carried by a 20-point margin by Republican Donald Trump in 2016 and by a 58-41 percent margin by Republican Mitt Romney in 2012.
State Rep. Nickie Antonio, a Lakewood Democrat, has said that support from the Ohio Chamber of Commerce has given new momentum to her Ohio House Bill 160 that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender idenity in Ohio. The U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell decision protected a person's right to enter into a same-sex marriage.
Special Photo/Governor's Office State Court Judge Brian Fortner is presented with an honorary gavel by Gov. Nathan Deal Wednesay after Fortner was sworn in. Special Photo/Governor's Office Brian Fortner was sworn in as state court judge for Douglas County by Gov. Nathan Deal Wednesday as his wife looked on while his two sons held the Bible.
Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, the new nominee to direct the NSA, faced questions Thursday from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about how he would lead the spy agency.
Then-Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill on May 11, 2017, soon after James Comey's abrupt firing by President Trump. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption Then-Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill on May 11, 2017, soon after James Comey's abrupt firing by President Trump.
Jeff Flake has a direct message for the Republicans of New Hampshire: Someone needs to stop Donald Trump. And Flake, a Republican senator from Arizona, may stand up against the Republican president in 2020 - either as a Republican or an independent - if no one else does.
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Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District celebrates with his supporters at his election night party in Canonsburg, Pa., early Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Conor Lamb 's apparent victory Tuesday and the coinciding new map still roiling the delegation sets up an odd scenario and a rare middecade member-vs.-member race.
This photo provided by DroneBase shows the collapsed pedestrian bridge at Florida International University in the Miami area on Thursday. MIAMI >> Authorities said Friday that the cables suspending a pedestrian bridge were being tightened after a “stress test” when the 950-ton concrete span collapsed over traffic, killing at least six people only days after its installation was celebrated as a technological innovation.
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Michael B. Hari, charged by the federal government in March 2018 in connection with an August 2017 bombing at a Minnesota mosque and a November 2017 attempted bombing at a Champaign women's clinic, is shown in 2006, left, and July 2017. MICHAEL BENJAMIN HARI has been in the news before - many times, actually.
First it was Jon Ossoff, the Georgia whiz kid reeking of progressive enthusiasm and tech upstarts, who lost to Karen Handel in a special House election last year. Now another model has emerged off their Wunderkind-o-Matic: Conor Lamb, the thirty-something Marine Corps vet who aimed to succeed former congressman Tim Murphy in Pennsylvania's 18th district.
Jeff Flake has a direct message for the Republicans of New Hampshire: Someone needs to stop Donald Trump. And Flake, a Republican senator from Arizona, may stand up against the Republican president in 2020 - either as a Republican or an independent - if no one else does.
Search and rescue crews worked through the night, using dogs, search cameras and sensitive listening devices in a frantic bid to find survivors. At least four people have been killed after a pedestrian bridge collapsed on to a busy road below in Miami.